At Aeris academy, Andy faces derision from classmates and a warning from Mr. Hope: provoke the Joneses and he'll lose eligibility for the Awakening Exam. Bullies mock Andy's claim that he has a dragon and insist reawakening is impossible. Pressured and laughed at, Andy quietly tells someone, "Awaken me." Suddenly he is engulfed in intense golden light; students react with shock to rising pressure and energy. The key turn: the light coalesces into a dragon, halting the taunts and leaving Andy's exam status and the school's authority hanging as everyone stares.